Sero-prevalence of Hepatitis C virus infection in patients undergoing haemodialysis in Al-Najaf Province Authors Khalida Abbas Al Kelaby Department of Dialysis, Al Saddar Medical City, Najaf, Iraq Qabas Neamah Hadi Al Hajjar Department of Dialysis, Al Saddar Medical City, Najaf, Iraq Ghaith Kadhim Al Azam Department of Dialysis, Al Saddar Medical City, Najaf, Iraq DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.IQ-34 Abstract This study identified the predominance of HCV in patients undergoing haemodialysis and the risk factors related to age, gender, residence and occupation. It was conducted in the haemodialysis centre in Al-Saddar hospital in Al-Najaf province. A total of 193 patients were enrolled. Blood was drawn for testing HCV antibodies using ELISA. A positive result for presence of antibodies confirmed HCV infection. Of 193 patients studied, 43(22.3%) were infected with HCV. The higher frequency of infection was in the age group 31- 50 years (11.4%). The rate of HCV in women was (22.89%), while in men it was (21.81%) which was an insignificant difference. Continue.... Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-10-06 How to Cite Khalida Abbas Al Kelaby, Qabas Neamah Hadi Al Hajjar, & Ghaith Kadhim Al Azam. (2023). Sero-prevalence of Hepatitis C virus infection in patients undergoing haemodialysis in Al-Najaf Province. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(9), S165-S167. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.IQ-34 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 9 (2023): The 2nd International Scientic Conference of Health and Medical Specialists Section SHORT COMMUNICATION License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.